Savva (, ) is a name of Greek origin derived from

Aramaic Aramaic (; ) is a Northwest Semitic language that originated in the ancient region of Syria and quickly spread to Mesopotamia, the southern Levant, Sinai, southeastern Anatolia, and Eastern Arabia, where it has been continually written a ...

סָבָא ''sāḇā'' meaning 'wise'. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Savva Chevakinsky Savva Ivanovich Chevakinsky (; 1709 – aft. 1774) was a Russian architect of the Baroque school. He worked in Saint Petersburg and Tsarskoye Selo. Chevakinsky was born into a noble family in the village of Veshki in the Novotorzhsky Uyezd of Tve ...

(1709 – after 1774), Russian architect * Savva Georgiou (1933–1992), Cypriot football striker *

Savva Fomichenko Savva Maksimovich Fomichenko (; 9 September 1906 – 18 December 1974) was a Soviet Army major general who held divisional command during World War II. Fomichenko rose to battalion command in the prewar Red Army and commanded the 90th Separate ...

Savva Kulish Savva Yakovlevich Kulish (; 17 October 1936 – 9 June 2001) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed eight films between 1966 and 1994. His 1979 film ''Takeoff (film), Takeoff'' won the Silver Prize at the 11th Moscow Interna ...

(1936–2001), Soviet film director and screenwriter * Savva Lika (born 1970), Greek javelin thrower *

Savva Mamontov Savva Ivanovich Mamontov (, ; , Yalutorovsk – 6 April 1918, Moscow) was a Russian industrialist, merchant, entrepreneur and patron of the arts. Business career He was a son of the wealthy merchant and industrialist Ivan Feodorovich Mamonto ...

(1841–1918), Russian industrialist, merchant, entrepreneur, and patron of the arts * Savva Timofeyevich Morozov (1862–1905), Russian businessman and philanthropist *

Savva Vasilyevich Morozov Savva Vasilyevich Morozov (; 24 April 1770 – 1860) was an eighteenth-century Russian entrepreneur, who founded the Morozov dynasty. Origins He was born a serf, his father, a fisherman having been sold by Vsevoloshsky along with other serfs, b ...

(1770 – 1860), Russian entrepreneur, who founded the Morozov dynasty *

Savva Novikov Savva Novikov (born 27 July 1999) is a Russian cyclist, who currently rides for Russian amateur team Cycling Sport Club Olymp. Major results ;2018 : 2nd Team pursuit, National Track Championships ;2019 : 1st Overall Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) ::1 ...

Savva Vetokhin Savva Vetokhin (born February 9, 2009) is a Russian chess grandmaster. Chess career In May 2017, he played in the Russian U9 Championship, where he co-led the tournament alongside Egor Koshulyan with a perfect score after 6 rounds. In June 2017 ...

Savva Yamshchikov Savva "Savely" Vasilyevich Yamshchikov (; October 8, 1938 – July 19, 2009) was a leading expert on Russian provincial art, particularly medieval icon painting and portrait painting of the 18th and 19th centuries. Yamschikov graduated from the ...

(1938–2009), a leading expert on Russian provincial art * (1713–1784), Russian entrepreneur, industrialist, philanthropist, and one of the Russian richest people of his time

Surname

Amber Savva Amber Zoe Savva (born 1993) is a British actress and theatre producer. She began her career as a child actress in the film '' Fishtales'' (2007). Early life and education Savva was born in Hendon, North London. She is of Greek Cypriot descent ...

(born 1993), British actress *

Anna Savva Anna Savva is an actress who has appeared in many British TV shows since 1985. Anna plays series regular, Lugaretzia, across all four series of Simon Nye's ''The Durrells'' in 2016 She originated the role of Martha in the world-premiere of H ...

, British actress *

Nick Savva Nicolas Savva known as Nick Savva is a greyhound trainer and breeder. He is a four times winner of the English Greyhound Derby and is regarded as Britain's most successful breeder, along with his wife Natalie Savva (1935–2019) who also held ...

(born 1934), British greyhound trainer *

Niki Savva Niki Savva is an Australian journalist, author, and former senior adviser to prime minister John Howard and treasurer Peter Costello. Early life Savva was born in the village of Choli, Cyprus. Her father Andreas emigrated to Melbourne, Austra ...

, Cypriot-born Australian journalist, author *

Savvas Savva Savvas Savva (born 1958 in Nicosia, Cyprus), is a Cypriot composer, professor of musicology and pianist.Mordovia Mordovia ( ),; Moksha language, Moksha and officially the Republic of Mordovia,; ; is a republics of Russia, republic of Russia, situated in Eastern Europe. Its capital city, capital is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of S ...

, Russia *

Sabbas Sabbas is an Aramaic masculine given name. Variant forms or transliterations include Sabas, Savas, Savvas, Saba, Sava, Savva, Savo and Sawa. Sabbas may refer to, chronologically: * Sabbas Stratelates (died 272), Roman general, martyr and sa ...

Sava (name) Sava is a male personal name in South Slavic languages. Perhaps the most famous example is the Serbian medieval prince turned monk Saint Sava. In Croatia, Sava is found as a male name among the Serbs and also as a female name among the Croats, likew ...

Savvas (disambiguation) Savvas may refer to: *Savvas (given name) *Savvas (surname) * Ayios Savvas, a neighborhood and parish of Nicosia, Cyprus *Savvas Learning Company, a subsidiary of Pearson Education See also *Sabbas, a name *Savas (disambiguation) Savas may refer ...

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